All3Media International sells factual content to Asia

Battle of Britain (1x’90) is a factual special, presented by brothers Ewan and Colin McGregor. On the other side, Brave New Media’s special Churchill’s Traitors (1x’60) has expanded its sales in the region with acquisitions from Discovery Networks Asia Pacific and NHK in Japan.

BBC Knowledge Asia has picked up Engineering Giants (3x’60), a series from Lion Television, and the new second season of Fake or Fortune. BBC Entertainment has lined up the Canadian version of the multi-award-winning global smash hit Undercover Boss (10x’60) for its Asia channel. Continuing the undercover theme, the Undercover Princes and Princesses are set to be revealed in Japan following an acquisition of the one-hour compilation special by Tokyo Vision.

Stephen Driscoll, VP International Sales at All3Media International for Asia, commented: ‘Our factual specials and series are always consistently popular with broadcasters in Asia, driven by their high production values, expert insight and unique presentation combined with some truly compelling real-life stories. We’re delighted to confirm this varied range of deals as we head towards the Asia TV Forum next month, which we expect to be a very busy market’.

Produced by Manray Media and Lion Television Scotland for BBC1 (UK) Battle of Britain marks the 70th anniversary of arguably the most important event in modern British history as RAF veteran Colin McGregor and big screen hero Ewan McGregor bring the story of Britain’s “finest hour” to a new generation. The world exclusive documentary Churchill’s Traitors unravels a sensational story of betrayal hidden for 70 years, as newly declassified intelligence documents reveal a hidden network of British aristocrats and servicemen.

Produced for BBC2, Engineering Giants gets under the skin of the largest things mankind has ever created, from oil platforms to airplanes. With access to the most fascinating demolition jobs on the planet, each episode tells the story of a monster machine as it is decommissioned and dismantled. In the second series of BBC Productions’ hugely popular Fake or Fortune, internationally renowned art dealer Philip Mould turns sleuth as he discovers the truth behind paintings, offering rollercoaster stories packed with exhaustive research, state-of-the-art forensics and jaw-dropping revelations.

Based on the original format from Studio Lambert, Canada’s Undercover Boss sees Chief Executives from ten of the country’s biggest corporations stealthily joining the ranks of their own unsuspecting workforce. From Objective Productions and Kalel Productions for BBC3, UK, Undercover Princes and Princesses is a compilation special of the revealing and hilarious series’ Undercover Princes and Undercover Princesses, as young Royals travel from their far-flung kingdoms to embark on a quest for love, going undercover as ordinary citizens in the UK.